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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

geographic information systems, nonindigenous species, fish, invasive species, vertebrates, animals

ISO 19115 Topic Category

biota, environment, inlandWaters

Other Subject Keywords

ANS, non-indigenous, AIS, nonnative species, introduced species, non-native

Place Keywords

United States

Snakehead fishes in the United States of America

This dataset contains information on all snakehead fishes found in the United States. It is a subset of a larger database, the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database (NAS). This information resource is an established central repository for spatially referenced biogeographic accounts of introduced aquatic species. The NAS website provides scientific reports, online/real-time queries, spatial data sets, distribution maps, fact sheets, and general information.

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Author(s) Amy J Benson orcid
Publication Date 2019
Beginning Date of Data 1870
Ending Date of Data 2018
Data Contact
Benson, Amy J
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BGVE7N
Citation Benson, A.J., 2019, Snakehead fishes in the United States of America: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BGVE7N.
Metadata Contact
Amy J Benson
Metadata Date 2020-08-30
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